CLIX ('command line interface for OS X') makes it easy to harness the power of Unix. It becomes both a fish to buy and a series of lessons in how to fish and ultimately a handy way to work.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Secure ShellFish Alternatives
Apps similar to Secure ShellFish include PuTTY, which is free and open source. Other options are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and MobaXterm. There's no shortage of Terminal Emulators like Secure ShellFish, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.
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SSH Terminal Emulator by devFluid connects to linux, unix, and other SSH capable devices directly through an SSH2 connection.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
TinyShell is ideal for anyone who wants command line access to their server, but is limited by HTTP access. Furthermore TinyShell comes with a native MySQL command line client, that some say is even better than MySQL’s own command line interface.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
T
116 Truck alternativesStill using FTP? Truck hauls data 30x faster thanks to its modern rsync engine (included) which compresses, de-duplicates and encrypts – giving significantly higher performance and security, right from the first transfer.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
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dRemote is an easy and free tool to handle mutiple remote connections of different types. This tool comes in handy when you have to connect to differnt remote connections all the want to have to change all the settings manually.
Platforms
- Windows
TermAI is an AI-native mobile SSH terminal for iOS and Android. It pairs a normal SSH/SFTP client with an AI assistant in the terminal (describe a task in plain language, get a command to review before it runs — high-risk commands like rm -rf require confirmation), and built-in...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- iPhone
- iPad
A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled (via Docker)!
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- Docker
Your Mac dev environment on your iPhone and iPad: the iOS Simulator mirrored live with touch, Xcode builds installed on the real device in your hand, AI coding agent sessions and a real terminal.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
Israel
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Hatch is a native macOS app for developers, sysadmins, and homelab users who are tired of switching between a terminal and a separate SFTP client when managing remote servers.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
Germany
EU
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Simple, Lightweight, and Always in Sync. Xcasca is a cross-platform SSH & SFTP Client that gives you access to your sessions wherever and whenever. With a wide variety of features in a lightweight package, manage your remote systems on any device (desktop and mobile) with...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
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ShellPilot is an SSH client and SFTP file manager for Android, maintained for Android 15 and 16. It connects with a password or a key (Ed25519 or RSA, in OpenSSH or PEM format), and handles servers that sign in through a login prompt — macOS Remote Login and PAM setups — as well...
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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